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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 5.1 |
| 2019-10-16 | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Cyber shade | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | Glass; metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.81 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note 5 is just a bit better than nubia Red Magic 3S, getting a global score of 79.3 against 75.8. Both phones in our current comparison use Android operating system, but Galaxy Note 5 has the older 5.1 version and nubia Red Magic 3S has Android 9.0 Pie version. Galaxy Note 5 is an a lot older cellphone than nubia Red Magic 3S, but it's noticeably lighter and noticeably thinner anyway.
Nubia Red Magic 3S features a faster processor than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a larger number of cores (and faster) and a greater amount of RAM. The Galaxy Note 5 features a more vivid screen than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 2560 x 1440 resolution and a higher screen pixel density.
Nubia Red Magic 3S features a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity. Nubia Red Magic 3S has a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. The nubia Red Magic 3S takes much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a back-facing camera with a much better 48 mega pixels resolution, a way higher 7680x4320 video quality, a lot bigger sensor providing a way better image quality and a bigger aperture for better low-light images and videos.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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